Costa Rican Pineapples Look to Compete with the Philippines and Taiwan in the Mainland

Costa Rican pineapples are now available on Chinese e-commerce platforms as well as big retail outlets after the Central American country received official permission in May. After 25 days en-route, the first shipment of pineapples arrived in Shanghai in June, making Costa Rica, the largest producer and exporter of pineapples in the world, Chinese mainland’s newest importer of pineapples after Thailand, the Philippines and Taiwan…Full Article: ECNS.cn July 2017

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In August 2016, the Consulate General of Costa Rica opened in Shanghai.

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In June 2017, China (via Shanghai) received its first shipment (15,000 boxes) of Costa Rican pineapples from four companies. Costa Rica’s pineapple exports took ~25 days to reach the Port of Shanghai.